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Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM is known as the: A)Alphabetic Index of Diseases. B)Tabular/Numerical List of Diseases. C)Tabular/Numerical Index of Diseases. D)Alphabetic List of Procedures.

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Diagnostic coding using the ICD-9-CM became mandatory for __________ claims as a result of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

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When coding acute serous otitis media using Volume 2, the main term a coder would look up is: A)acute. B)serous. C)otitis. D)media.

What are the names of the three volumes of the ICD-9-CM?

Why is it important to examine any modifiers that appear in parentheses next to the main term listed in Volume 2?

To report external causes of injury and poisoning, a coder should use: A)V codes. B)E codes. C)numeric codes only. D)a written explanation.

When using Volume 2 for coding a pregnancy test with a positive result, the main term a coder would look up is: A)pregnancy. B)test. C)positive. D)result.

In billing for inpatient services, two diagnosis codes are used. The final diagnosis after the patient has been admitted and an examination or tests have been performed is known as the: A)rule-out diagnosis. B)secondary diagnosis. C)principal diagnosis. D)primary diagnosis.

If a patient comes in for chemotherapy, the medical office specialist should code the cancer as primary and the V code for the encounter as secondary.

The Tabular/Numerical List of Diseases is contained in Volume __________ .

Major categories of E codes include all of the following EXCEPT: A)assaults or purposely inflicted injury. B)late effects of accidents or self-injury. C)accidental falls. D)history of past medical conditions.

Tables found in Volume 2 (Alphabetic Index) include all of the following EXCEPT: A)diabetes table. B)tables of drugs and chemicals. C)hypertension table. D)neoplasm table.

Which of the following is true of carryover lines (turnover lines) ?

All of the following are true of supplementary terms in an ICD-9-CM entry EXCEPT that they:

The first forms of medical diagnostic coding date back to: A)12th-century Rome. B)17th-century England. C)18th-century America. D)19th-century France.

When using Volume 2 for coding narrowing of the vertebral artery with cerebral infarction, the main term a coder would look up is: A)narrowing. B)vertebral. C)artery. D)infarction.

Diagnostic coding changes for Volumes 1 and 2 of ICD-9-CM take effect: A)annually on January 1. B)annually on July 1. C)annually on October 1. D)as needed.

Using a 3-digit category code only when no 4-digit codes exist and a 4-digit subcategory code only when no 5-digit subclassification code exists is coding to the highest level of: A)authority. B)reimbursement. C)specificity. D)certainty.

A complication code is usually the secondary code on the claim form since it is NOT the primary reason for the encounter.

If a patient presents with no complaints of illness or injury, the coder should: A)use a V code. B)bill the patient for the standard office visit fee. C)use an E code. D)use the code of any preexisting condition.